LAST EDITED ON 08-29-01 AT 01:26 PM (EST)

LAST EDITED ON 08-29-01 AT 00:04 AM (EST)

BLOWSVIVOR EPISODE 12

"SYNCHRONICITY"

---OR---

"THE SONG
REMAINS
THE SAME"

DAY 34

Dawn breaks at the DAW camp. There is a strange sound emanating from the area, an unfamiliar sound, a sound not heard before, and yes, there is something unusual about it. Could it be…is it…yes! It is the sound of SILENCE. As the remaining squad of four begin their morning duties, it is clearly evident from the quiet, in case anyone had forgotten, that GT is no longer amongst them. The DAWs are in an almost zen-like state, reveling in the gentle sounds of nature that they had hardly noticed until now.

Finally RudyRules breaks the silence, almost under his breath singing that well-known tune from The Wizard of Oz, yes you guessed it…

RR: I could wile away the hours
Conferrin' with the flowers
Consultin' with the rain
And my head I'd be scratchin'
While my thoughts were busy hatchin'
If I only had a brain

The others join in:

IC: I'd unravel any riddle
For any individ'le
In trouble or in pain

OFG: With the thoughts you'd be thinkin'
You could be another Lincoln
If you only had a brain

DK: Oh, I would tell you why
The ocean's near the shore
I could think of things I never thunk before
And then I'd sit and think some more

ALL:I would not be just a nuffin'
My head all full of stuffin'
My heart all full of pain
I would dance and be merry
Life would be a ding-a-derry
If I only had a brain

DK: Have you ever done that thing where you watch The Wizard of Oz using Dark Side of the Moon as the soundtrack? It is super cool, you really must try it, oh my gawd!

(Somewhere in cyber-space, LadyT checks her email)

OFG: Psychologist Carl Jung coined the term "synchronicity" to describe unrelated events that somehow seem linked. While it's intriguing to speculate that two different forms of media, from different eras, might be brilliantly aligned to create a single coherent experience, it's doubtful that Pink Floyd truly intended to match their moody classic with Dorothy and Toto. And since the group specifically denies creating any intentional match-up, we must consider that suggestion plays a big role in the experience, as well as, perhaps for some, drugs.

(Somewhere on Monkeyboy Island, VampKira exclaims: "Dark side! *sigh*")

RR: Dangerkitty, if you’ll do one of your patented dance numbers to it, I’ll listen to anything. <leer>

The Weenies, out of habit, pause and turn in unison towards GTs soapbox. IceCat even flinches a bit – but alas the stage is vacant and there is nothing to be heard.

OFG: Wow, we are a well-conditioned group! I pledge to do my best to fill the emptiness with my legendary profundity. If only AyaProbe were around more, he could close the gap with alacrity.

As if conjured up, AyaProbe approaches the group from over the hill. A handsome figure is walking alongside him. As they near, the DAWs shade their eyes from an intense green glow .

(Somewhere on Monkeyboy Island, Superman screams: "Noooooooooooooo!!!")

AyaProbe: Good morning, Weenies. Your Reward Challenge starts early today. This is SherpaDave – now THAT’s a head shot! Professionally done, not the photo booth variety that you all brought. Sherpa, tone down the eyes from Kryptonite Green, please, you’re blinding the Weenies.

DK: Ding ding ding!!!!

AP: Sherpa is here as a moderater because he is just one degree of separation from the popular TV show, Whose Line is it Anyway? Your challenge today is a take-off of one of their games – "Song Titles". You must speak using only song titles. If you fail to use a correct title, if you speak any extra word not part of a song title, if you are rendered speechless when spoken to, if you make too little sense, or commit any other violation according to the judges, you are out. You may speak in compound titles as long as there are no extra words or omitted words. Sherpa and I are the judges, and don’t even start asking about fairness or you’re out now. I know every song title of every song ever written, so don’t think you’ll slip anything by me. Got it?

IC: I wonder if this requires lateral or linear thinking. I excel at only one.

OFG:<muttering under her breath> Why couldn’t it be “Book Titles”? I would sooooo kick ass!

AP: What did you say, OFG?

OFG: <Gritting her teeth> Nothing.

AP: That’s what I thought. Now, you’ll want to hear about your prize. BV doesn’t have a big name auto sponsor, but we do have access to the discarded props from Hollywood movies. We have obtained an authentic vehicle that was actually used in a hit movie by a big star. Along with some other surprises, here's what the winner will receive...!

From offstage, er, rather from the woods, four crew members push a dusty car into the clearing.

AP: It’s the actual AMC Pacer from Wayne’s World!

IC: Asphinctersayswhat?

AP: What?

IC: Exactly.

OFG: I’m impressed…NOT! I think I’m gonna hurl.

RR: It will be mine. Oh yes. It will be mine. Schwiiiing!!

DK: Yeah, and monkeys might fly out of my butt.

AP: I knew you’d be thrilled. Our threadbare budget doesn’t allow for a real buzzer, so when you screw up I will make an annoying "BBZZZZZTT" sound. Blowsvivors ready? GO!!

The Weenies stare blankly at one another for a moment. Then…

OFG: We didn’t start the fire!

RR: Come on, come on, let’s go.

The DAWs begin tossing wood into the fire pit; RudyRules produces the matches from his pocket.

RR: <striking a match dramatically> Fire! <Tosses it into the pile of wood, which bursts into flames>

OFG: Whatta man! Light my fire!

IC: Hot stuff! Let me stand next to your fire! <Sidles up to the fire, and to the ladies>

DK: Come on over, Mr. Big Stuff.

IC: What’s going on? Help! Help me! I’m on fire! <begins stomping on the ends of his cascading locks, which have dragged into the burning logs>

OFG: Get back, honky cat! Let me help you. <Pours bong water on Icecats smoldering hair>

DK: <crinkling nose> Nasty! Don’t stand so close to me! <moves farther away from the combined stench of burning hair and bong water>

OFG: I can make it better. <rubbing aromatic herbs onto Icecats charred tresses> Smells good!

(Meanwhile, somewhere on Monkeyboy Island…

VampKira: "Animal!"

ItzLisa: "Pour some sugar on me!"

VampKira: "Photograph! Armageddon it!"

ItzLisa high-fives Vamps.)

AP: DK, FYI, if you don’t stop mouthing “Ring My Bell” at SD PDQ, you will be DQ’d!

DK: I gotcha! <winks at SD> Oops, I did it again!

(Writers note: Is it illegal for me to refer to SherpaDave as SD? Just wondering….)

The hours stretch on, and the BVs interact with witty and brilliantly composed combinations of both well-known and obscure titles. As much as the writer would like to awe you with her extensive musical knowledge and wide-ranging taste (not to mention her access to a cool title-search tool), in the interest of brevity we will move on to the final stages of the game. And believe me, it could go on and on. Do you have any idea what an obsession this can become? And by the way, if any of you doubt my song titles – go ahead, challenge me. I will soooo kick your ass.)

The Weenies have just finished “dinner”, and SnoopySucks, WoodstockBites and the Play-bunny have formed an impromptu band. Using IceCats “guitar” from a few days ago, an old metal drum with XXX printed on its side, and their distinctive voices, the three strike up a toe-tappin’ melody.

DK: <tappin’ her toes> You make me feel like dancing!

IC: I love rock n roll, let’s dance!

DK: Let’s get this party started, everybody dance now! Let’s go crazy!

RR: You might think I’m a loser. I can’t dance.

DK: Don’t tell me you can’t do it right. <wiggles her hips tantalizingly> Tempted?

RR: Well, alright, I’ll try. I’m happy just to dance with you.

OFG: Dance this mess around, dancin’ machine!

All four are up and dancing around the fire now.

RR: Great balls of fire, I can dance!

The party is reaching a fever pitch. At the height of the frenzy, Dangerkitty hoists the bong overhead.

DK: Everybody must get stoned!!!!

AP: BBBZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DK: What did I say?

AP: DK, that is not a correct song title. I know that most people think it is, but it’s not.

DK: What??? But GT used it in Episode 9! We all heard her!!

AP: Well...GT...was...WRONG!

Stunned silence falls over the tribe. DK is aghast; IC is agape; RR is astounded; OFG is abject. Suddenly there is a crack of lightning, a roar of thunder, and two female forms appear above the group, floating upon a dark cloud. They are GT and Dalton, each wearing a sash with a numeral printed on it, and their cloud is dumping rain like a mutha onto OFG.

OFG: Oh, no, not again!

IC: Like a hurricane!

RR: <Peering at the sashes> Rainy day women #12 & 35!

GT: That’s right, RudyRules – and Outfrontgirl, I KNOW you know that too! <glares at OFG> You gave me that line to undermine my invincibility within the group! You were planning my ouster all along!

OFG: What can I say after I say I’m sorry?

AyaProbe and SherpaDave huddle for a moment, and decide to accept the lack of parentheses. Besides, they actually feel a little pity for the drenched OFG. A very little.

GT: Say it!

OFG: Miss you, wish you were here, you’re the best thing that ever happened to me. I was so wrong.

GT: Good! <smirks>

OFG: Who’ll stop the rain? I’m drowning!

GT: Dalton, of course. Dalton, sistah, go ahead and shut ‘er down.

The rain comes to an abrupt halt. Outfrontgirl wipes the water from her face, shakes herself a bit, and tries to squeeze the water out of her clothing. The others are looking on in awe of the magnificent power of Mother Nature incarnate.

(Somewhere in the ethers, mistofleas pronounces, “POOF!”) And the two rain-goddesses are gone.

AP: OK, let’s continue. DK, you’re out. Go sit down.

DK: I want candy! Thirty two flavors!

AP: Dangerkitty, I said you’re out! It’s over!

DK: Hot stuff, gimme some loving!

AP: Are you a moron? What did I say?!

DK: I know, you don’t have to remind me! <winks at SherpaDave> I need a man, genius of love. Ding a ling!!

AP: Down, girl! Alright, carry on, Weenies!

IC: Here comes the rain again!

OFG: Where??!!! <turns around frantically - then realizes what she’s done> Oh, damn you!!!!!

Icecat tries to hide his smug expression. Outfrontgirl narrows her eyes at him, and goes to sit next to Dangerkitty.

AP: Well, it’s down to just the boys. I guess this is must be one of those spatial-thinking kinds of activities that men triumph at – although you would think it was a language-oriented game, wouldn’t you? But our little empirical study here seems to suggest otherwise. Unless of course, these two fellows are simply deficient in testosterone – whilst you ladies have a surfeit. What do you think?

DK: Shut the fuck up!

OFG: Kiss my ass!

Icecat and RudyRules blush.

AP: Moving on…back to the game: This is it, for the big reward! GO!

Icecat and RudyRules eye each other and gird themselves for battle. Icecat speaks first.

IC: Tell me something good. Tell me why brown shoes don’t make it.

RR: You oughtta know. Too bad you’re such a loser! <snickers>

IC: Jealous guy!! I’m too sexy <prances about> Can’t you see, I’m a hot boy!

RR: <sneering> Dream on! Have you ever really loved a woman?

Off to the side, SherpaDave drools.

IC: Who’s been talkin’? Liar! <quivers with indignation> Do you really want to hurt me? <begins to whimper as flashbacks of the Borg start to kick in>I can’t stand it!

RR: Feel the pain! I will not be denied. It’s all over now!

IC: Aaaaaarrrrrrrrgggghhhhh!!!! <collapses in a heap>

AP: BBBBBBZZZZZZZZZZZTTTTTT!!!!!! No response from Icecat – RudyRules wins the reward! Rudy, I’m not sure how you did it – you seemed to have divine intervention there at the end.

(In a trailer somewhere, Kismet snickers.
Kismet: "Divine! LMAO. Divine, indeed.")

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The BVs are back at camp; RR is gathering his things for his overnight reward stay, the others are doing the usual routine chores. There is some time for private talks with the camera.

Confessionals:

OFG: I’ve been framed! I wrote the lyrics "Everybody Must Get Stoned" in bold, whereas the song titles were in italics! Anyone could see that I was making a distinction! Just because you can’t hear bold and italics, that doesn’t mean I was trying to trick anyone. Sure, I did capitalize each word, but that was just for emphasis. Why do people scrutinize and misinterpret everything I do? I hope Dangerkitty isn’t mad at me; we have been friends, but it eliminated her from the challenge. Make no mistake, that girl does not like to lose! I just hope she keeps lapping up my special brew – I know she likes me then!

RR: My UTR strategy is slipping a bit, what with the IC win and now this RC win. And I don’t know what came over me, it was like I was possessed by the Devil, the way I went for the kill over Icecat! If the others start perceiving me as a threat rather than a harmless old guy, I could be vulnerable. Good thing DK likes me.

IC: Never knowing when the flashbacks are going to hit is really disconcerting. If the others look at me as too unpredictable I’ll never get the protection I need. I’m better off staying here now, in the spotlight – if I get booted, the EO can have me “disappeared” and no one will even realize it until it’s too late. After what I did in the RC, OFG thinks I’m underhanded and RR thinks I’m weak. Damn, at least DK still likes me.

DK: How gullible can these Dumbasses be?! First of all, I threw that Reward Challenge – like I would be caught dead driving a Pacer – as if! Do you think that I didn’t know that was not a song title? And I’m just leading those two boys around by their scratching posts. As for Outfrontgirl, I respect her and all, but really – I’m a cat. If I can hide a pill in my mouth for ten minutes and then spit it out, I can certainly do it with a mouthful of that famous brew. Sure, it was a fun high the first time, but I‘ve been faking it ever since. I’d love to indulge, but I need my wits about me right now.

REWARD TIME

AyaProbe arrives, high-fiving RudyRules in a hail-fellow-well-met, male-bonding kind of way. There is much swaggering and puffing out of chests, hearty laughter, and re-arranging of “packages”.

AP: Mind if I hang out with you for a little while, RR? There’s plenty of chow. Ah hahahahaha

RR: Sure thing, Probe-man. And hey, I can bring SnoopySucks along for the night, can’t I?

AP: Of course!

The trio piles merrily into the Pacer, while the remaining BVs make a great show of waving and smiling and wishing a good time. As soon as the car is out of sight, though, the Weenies expressions change from forced cheerfulness to dejectedness.

IC: Well. I guess even SnoopySucks will be eating better than us tonight.

OFG: Sadly, there’s nothing left with which to make my delicious herbal rice cake/patties.

DK: At least there is still plenty of my favorite beverage!

Cut to the Reward Venue. The Pacer pulls up to a clearing in which a picnic table is laid out with an appetizer spread. Upon closer inspection, we see a plate laden with CheezWhiz-stuffed celery sticks, and Ritz Crackers smeared with Underwood Deviled Ham.

RR: Oooohhh!!

AP: Dig in! I’ll open the wine.

While AyaProbe works at freeing the spout from a box of “I Can’t Believe It’s Not Vinegar”, RR sets upon the celery and crackers with gusto. AyaProbe produces three plastic wine goblets.

RR: Three glasses? But who...?

Just then, a figure appears from behind the trees, carrying a tray of steaming Kraft Macaroni n Cheese. RudyRule’s eyes widen with shock as we see that it is…..Colby’s mom!

CM: Howdy boys!

RR: But why...? What...?

AP: Hey, you know about our budget problems. A used reward visitor is cheaper than a new one.

RR: Actually, you’re a fine figure of a woman. I believe I may find you quite stimulating. <wiggles eyebrows>

CM: Back off, geezer. I only date younger men, preferably related to me, ideally by birth.

AyaProbe soon departs, leaving them to their meal and chat. After dinner, RudyRules and Colby’s Mom cram into the back of the Pacer to continue their visit. SnoopySucks hops in and snuggles up to RudyRules.

CM: Eeeeewwwww!! Are you going to let that dog sleep with you? That’s just unnatural!

Meanwhile, back at the DAW camp, the Weenies scrape what’s left of the “protein shakes” out of their respective tumblers. Having realized that the sludge is a conglomerate of a variety of discarded foodstuffs, they amuse themselves by trying to distinguish the different components.

IC: Wad is this stuff? It tastes punny. My Biltong is getting all jerky.

DK: Hey, Special K! According to the TV ads, all you have to do is eat this stuff day and night and you’ll look hot in short-shorts!

OFG: <retching> I think I taste an apple left over from the EEE/Spoiled Again challenge way back in Episode 3.

DAY 35

The next morning, while the Weenies are going about their morning duties, they hear a rustling from offstage, er, from the bushes. They look up to see RudyRules and his guest arriving.

RR: Hey, gang! It’s Gang!

DK: I’m all for recycling, but this is ridiculous!

IC: First sleeeve scores, and now the old guy! What am I, chopped liver?

OFG: Does idiotcowboy know about this?

The group proceeds to have a fine time sitting around the fire and opening the care packages that Gang has brought along.

DK: A bag of peanut M&Ms, blue only! What is this, some kind of cruel hoax?

OFG: Annotations to Finnegan’s Wake – what an insult! Don’t you know who I am? I could have written this myself, dammit!

IC: ‘t’? That’s it?

All too soon, the visit is over and it’s time for Gang to leave. As she is whisked away in a senior-citizen-mobile-home- park-style golf cart, we see by the expressions on the Weenies faces that, well, they don’t give a shit.

Before they can get started on whatever the hell they would be doing next, WoodstockBites flutters down with a scroll in his beak.

Outfrontgirl reads it aloud:

For now there are four
But three will remain
And three is the number
That will be the same

So come take the challenge
It’s like déjà vu
Or did we just say that
Cause it rhymes with gufu?

RR: I could swear I’ve heard that poem before.

OFG: Mmmmm...Gufu...

IC: Don’t eat the green gufu. The green gufu is bad.

DK: What’s with the math? I was told there would be no math.

(Somewhere on Monkeyboy Island, sleeeve sighs: “Math! *drool*")

IMMUNITY CHALLENGE

The BVs gather at the familiar venue. There are four catapults set up; farther away are four computers, and just beyond those are four beds with long poles next to them.

AP: OK, DAWs, you all know about our budget situation; we can’t afford a whole new event. This IC is a combination of three previous challenges.

IC: Cool! I have done post-episode vidcap analysis of all these challenges. I am soooo going to kick ass!

AP: You each have the same catapult that you constructed in the previous challenge. Instead of eggs this time, there are buckets of rabbit droppings that we have collected from the bunnies. You will catapult the crap at your keyboard, thus typing out a post of some sort. Next, go balance on your poles. Weenie with the most combined replies AND standing time, wins immunity. Blowsvivors ready? For immunity, GO!

Icecat, going with what worked before, directs dung until he simply hits ‘t’, enters that, and goes to his pole. Dangerkitty, having mistaken the rabbit turds for Raisinettes, can’t even get started on flinging until she gets the taste out of her mouth. Outfrontgirl has a theory all worked out, involving reading Finnegans Wake while listening to Blood on the Tracks, but a turd taps “Enter” before she even gets two full sentences completed. RudyRules, meanwhile, struggles to position the poop so that he can post a pic of SnoopySucks in full rock-star regalia.

Icecat and Outfrontgirl are balanced on their poles. SB posters seem to be adopting a “been there, done that” attitude towards Icecat’s thresd, as no replies are forthcoming. Outfrontgirl, however, generates loads of posts, all expressing astonishment at her uncharacteristically short message and suggesting that she must have inadvertently hit “Enter” too soon.

AP: Alright, enough! No one is going to catch up with you, Outfrontgirl. Game over. You have immunity.

The DAWs accept this, because no one ever argues with AyaProbe. Do they?

DAY 36

All we see from Day 36 is a montage of out-of-earshot scenes of the Dumbasses talking together in various pairings. There is obviously some kind deal-making going on, but we don’t get to hear about it. Outfrontgirl is resplendent in the brand new, George W. Bush-designed Impunity Necklace (personally autographed “You have great strategery – Dubya”).

TRIBAL COUNCIL

AP: Greetings Weenies. I had to spend so much extra time with you over the past three days, I don’t want to extend the torment one more minute by asking you any questions. The jury is here; you are not to undress them and they will not undress you. Let’s get to the voting: RudyRules, you’re up first.

Ominous music plays as RudyRules makes his way to the voting table. He holds up his ballot.

RR: My vote is for Dangerkitty. DK, I saved your ass once already, when you were swimming nekkid in those croc-infested waters – I can’t save it again.

IceCat and Outfrontgirl vote; we don’t get to see their choices.

DK:<holding up her ballot> RudyRules. Rudy, I’ll miss you out here, you’ve been like a father to me, well, like an uncle, well, a funny uncle. Anyway, it’s nothing personal.

The Weenies are seated.

AP: I’ll read the votes. Dangerkitty. RudyRules. Dangerkitty. And the 13th person voted out of Blowsvivor is: DANGERKITTY. Dangerkitty, bring me your headshot.

As DKs photo goes up in flames, she embraces the three remaining DAWs. RudyRules cops a feel; Icecat slips her some t; Outfrontgirl hands her a thermos full of her famous potion. As Dangerkitty makes the trek away from the Tribal Council area, the others gather their things to leave, and we get to hear what Icecat and Outfrontgirl said in the voting booth.

IC: Dangerkitty, I’m really doing you a favor. You’ll be much happier on Monkeyboy Island anyway.

OFG: You’re just too much of a threat, sister. This is a respect vote.

FINAL WORDS

DK: <chugs from her thermos and then kisses it> Strange brew, if loving you is wrong, I don’t want to be right! <to camera> Hello, I love you! Do you feel like I do? I feel good - I’ve had the time of my life! Love is in the air, love is the drug, all you need is love! Do you want to know a secret? People are strange, but beautiful. Don’t let it bring you down, we’ll be together again. Take it easy, give peace a chance. THE END!!

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dangerkitty

• RE: BLOWSVIVOR EPISODE 12: SYNCHRONICITY; OR, THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME,LadyT, 11:58 PM, 08-28-01
• RE: BLOWSVIVOR EPISODE 12: SYNCHRONICITY; OR, THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME,dabo, 01:02 AM, 08-29-01
• RE: BLOWSVIVOR EPISODE 12: SYNCHRONICITY; OR, THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME,idiotcowboy, 01:24 AM, 08-29-01
• Bravo!!!,Outfrontgirl, 01:53 AM, 08-29-01
• RE: BLOWSVIVOR EPISODE 12: SYNCHRONICITY; OR, THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME,sleeeve, 02:10 AM, 08-29-01
• RE: BLOWSVIVOR EPISODE 12: SYNCHRONICITY; OR, THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME,ItzLisa, 06:44 AM, 08-29-01
• RE: BLOWSVIVOR EPISODE 12: SYNCHRONICITY; OR, THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME,MakeItStop, 10:41 AM, 08-29-01
• Great episode, dk,AyatollahKhomeini, 10:42 AM, 08-29-01
• WOO and HOO!!!!,Lisapooh, 12:17 PM, 08-29-01
• RE: BLOWSVIVOR EPISODE 12: SYNCHRONICITY; OR, THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME,Drive My Car, 12:40 PM, 08-29-01
  • It's true...,true, 01:54 PM, 08-29-01
• RE: BLOWSVIVOR EPISODE 12: SYNCHRONICITY; OR, THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME,Jizzy, 01:04 PM, 08-29-01
• RE: BLOWSVIVOR EPISODE 12: SYNCHRONICITY; OR, THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME,VampKira, 02:39 PM, 08-29-01
• RE: BLOWSVIVOR EPISODE 12: SYNCHRONICITY; OR, THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME,GG, 05:23 PM, 08-29-01
  • Beatles and Stones,AyatollahKhomeini, 06:14 PM, 08-29-01
    • RE: Beatles and Stones,GG, 06:45 PM, 08-30-01
  • RE: BLOWSVIVOR EPISODE 12: SYNCHRONICITY; OR, THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME,Jizzy, 06:19 PM, 08-29-01
    • RE: BLOWSVIVOR EPISODE 12: SYNCHRONICITY; OR, THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME,Monkeyboy, 06:53 PM, 08-29-01
  • GG!!! Here's your list.....,dangerkitty, 06:46 PM, 08-29-01
    • RE: GG!!! Here's your list.....,Drive My Car, 07:19 PM, 08-29-01
      • Song titles,AyatollahKhomeini, 11:00 PM, 08-29-01
• RE: BLOWSVIVOR EPISODE 12: SYNCHRONICITY; OR, THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME,Kismet, 07:56 AM, 08-30-01
• RE: BLOWSVIVOR EPISODE 12: SYNCHRONICITY; OR, THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME,RudyRules, 06:25 PM, 08-30-01
• RE: BLOWSVIVOR EPISODE 12: SYNCHRONICITY; OR, THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME,PepeLePew13, 08:09 AM, 08-31-01

NOOOOOOO
I so wanted DK to win this thing!
Great episode, i loved the song title RC. It rocked, pun intended.

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"So what are my chances
of honest advances
I'd say low
Better to win
by admitting my sin
than to lose with a halo"
-Evita

Fantastic! Soy Bomb? Like, I totally wasn't expecting another cameo, thanks. I loved both challenges (personally I thought the auction in #10 was a bit of a cop-out), and I think you caught the true spirit of things in grand style.

And, honestly, I can't believe it, I'm actually still alive on the voting thresd, woohooo!!!!!

"If the race of man should be left naked upon a desert island, we should become extinct in six weeks. A few individuals might linger, but in a year would become worse than monkeys." (Samuel Butler, "Erewhon")

LAST EDITED ON 08-30-01 AT 07:38 PM (EST)

I wanted you to win... HRUMPH! ... at the very least I wanted to be be your Reward ... but no, you want my Mom instead... for, for... Rudy... WAAAAAHHH!

Seriously, Great Job Kitty!

-ICB

LAST EDITED ON 08-29-01 AT 03:34 AM (EST)

Awww, Dangerkitty--
Blood on the Tracks and Finnegans Wake!!!
OMG<click> I love those! *Note to self. Don't send any Joycean friends to read this or they'll see how I've been pretending to be knowledgeable*

No wonder you weren't put off by all those raised bar comments. You leaped right up there! This was purely delightful.

I am LMAO thinking of all the behind the scenes fun you had perusing song titles. It's a wonder you pulled yourself away to write at all. Now IRL I would have sucked at that delightful challenge, and I'm grateful I didn't win in BV! A night with Gang! Ewww! Sometimes the right people win the rewards, I must say (well RR may have his own opinion).

My favorite title was "Brown Shoes Don't Make It." My husband and I actually love to say lines back and forth from this one, sick as that sounds..."What would you do Daddy, what would you do?" "Cover that girl in chocolate syrup and *censored* til the cows come home" silly stuff like that...

I loved all the cameos (Dave's Eyes!)and the telepathic cuts to Monkeyboy Island and Kismet.

I thought the cheesy food and wine-in-a-box and the recycled challenges perfect for the end of the game--even a second and pretty respectable stab at rhyming "gufu." (Not the green gufu, no no no!)

I adored the Rainy Day Women and their numbered sashes! I am always getting drenched in these things--me and sleeeve have had the worst luck with the clouds.

Lol at the sound of silence and the empty soapbox. I definitely missed GT and felt penitent for backstabbing her. I deserved to get drenched, yep. And if history repeats, since I umm, "respected" you out of the game, I can look forward to getting my butt kicked next episode when you, GT, and Dalton show up like the ghosts from Christmas Carol. Be mercifully quick with the kick, my only request...

And now I will have to miss you, my dear! I suspected you would take yourself out rather than set yourself up. I absolutely would have booted OFG if I had written at this stage and so I am not surprised, but I believe your character had what it took to go all the way. On the other hand, you WERE a huge threat for the Final Immunity and the Jury, so you made a completely logical boot.

Speaking of immunity, ROFL at the second time OFG has won. The first by firing a gun by accident, the second by firing her turds too soon. I see a pattern of premature *something* here. Lucky for me I'm a woman and so I get few complaints on that score.

I confess I was relieved to see that IceCat's torture wasn't repeated, that RudyRules got some (or not, who can be sure), that you got some lovely potion to go, and that SnoopySucks didn't hog all the face time...

All in all, a "divinely" tasty treat (lol at the cat that can hide its pills in its mouth!), and one we would have been deprived of if the show had been cancelled before its finale.

Thanks for all the effort, DK! Party on now, as they say...
Meanwhile, I hear RudyRules has already got that Pacer up on Ebay.

Edit: Alas, poor estrogen alliance, I knew ye not at all. You were as illusionary as the GGA.
Unless... oh SnoopySucks... I've reconsidered your proposal... I'm really sorry I called you a bitch. I know now it was all in the editing. Nice doggie...

Excellent episode, DK!!! Love the song titles game, but I'm horrible at it... I'd challenge you to a game sometime in the bar, but you'd win before I could even come up with a single opening line.

Now "Questions"... there's a game I'm good at!...

Ummmmm... I would add more, but I'm still drooling over math, so I'll just leave it at that. Good job!

DK doll!!!! EXCELLENT!!! You did a beeeeeaaautiful job, and thanks for the "guest spot" for me (I had no idea Vamps and I took the hijack all the way out to Monkeyboy Island, LOL!!!)!

And correct me if I'm wrong - but is DK the first BV author to write in her OWN demise in an episode summary? Having trouble remembering!

Well, girlfriend, if you're gonna hang with Vampy and I on the island, you'd better learn some Def Leppard lyrics, PRONTO!

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Great episode dangerkitty, but now my PTTE sucks! Loved the Wizard of Oz song, the references to the personality test, the challenges, well...just all of it!

dangerkitty, I loved everything about this episode, and I laughed my way straight through it. If I had to pick just one moment, I'd guess it would be Colby's mom calling sleeping next to a dog "unnatural"....

Thank you for reminding us what was good about BV. As OFG said, we would all have been poorer if this episode didn't exist; I appreciate the fact that you finished it on such a tight schedule. I'm sorry to have given you an episode so close to the end and left you with so few choices for the boot, although I think there is little question that dangerkitty WOULD have been the most likely to go, for the same reason Lislis was booted here ... you were too likely to win if you survived.

FYI: The combined E13/E14 will be up tomorrow night, as long as we can finish (or almost finish) the editing and writing tonight.

DK honey this was awesome!!!!! And completely addictive too I would imagine.

I knew you would take yourself out! I knew it! My PTTE lives!!! This was a very EVEN episode - the good lines were passed out EVENLY. Thank you so much for including me sweetie! It was MUCH appreciated.

And now, an homage .....

I wonder if that Witchy Woman Misto will make another appearance? And truly, we all benefit from the airing of all this Dirty Laundry. And, In all fairness, it was time for DK to go - she really wasn't contributing. All She Wants To Do Is Dance anyway. I'm worried that Rudy is vulnerable now - he's just a Desperado really. How many more Tequila Sunrises will Ice Cat and OFG allow him to witness? My bet is he will be saying this is The Last Worthless Evening I'm spending here in just three short days. But I have to wonder, will Ice Cat and OFG give into the passion. It would sure be a Peaceful Easy Feeling descending on the camp if they could find a way to say to each other I'll give you The Best of My Love. Good luck to flying squirrel and AyaK - they will have to Take It To The Limit in order to top this one.

Unfortunately this game has caused some problems. It's safe to say that The End of The Innocence has arrived here at SB. All in all though, Blowsvivor really has been an wonderful diversion - I have enjoyed all my time with the girls and Boys of Summer. All I've got to say is that In the Long Run, friendship and common ground should win out. In Blowsvivor and elsewhere. Take It Easy!

Oh Kitty !!
Great job. I hope you had as much fun writing it as I did reading it. I loved it all, but wanna pick some LOL moments!

>>(Somewhere in cyber-space, LadyT checks her email)
Oh My Gawd!!!

>>AP: It’s the actual AMC Pacer from Wayne’s World!

IC: Asphinctersayswhat?

AP: What?

IC: Exactly.

Hahahaha I loved this! ( and my first car was an AMC Hornet station wagon- almost as ugly as the Pacer)

*** Colby's Mom!!!!!!!!!!!

>>I know every song title of every song ever written, so don’t think you’ll slip anything by me. Got it?

LOL this is so funny!!! ( oh wait that isn't a joke is it?)

>>IC: Don’t eat the green gufu. The green gufu is bad.

(hidden message ---> Green Gufu is PEOPLE!!!!! )

Your final words were great!!
Thanks Kitty.
The writers have done a terrific job.

EBug- who always loves a true joke

(p.s. Pooh!!!! the Eagles thing Rocked!!! I am gonna buy you a huge bag of M&Ms ( or maybe not) hehehehehehehe)

This was the best BV episode I have ever read! TRUE, it is the only BV episode I have ever read! I'm sure they all were great, but, since *I* am actually mentioned in this one, *it* is the greatest! Thanks DK!

and EBug- hee hee, so true.

Uhhhhhhhh...that was GREAT, DK!!! I just love the whole song lyric competition! LMAO Just awesome!!! <puuuurrrrr>

Deep in the darkness of passion's insanity, I felt taken by lust's strange inhumanity

DK!!!!! *hugs the kitty*

This was AWESOME!! One of my faves, thats for sure!

You ROCK, girlfriend!!!!

(And to continue where Jizzy's sig leaves off.....)"This girl was persuasive... This girl I could not trust... The girl was bad.... The girl was dangerous."

Du ar min hjälte, Supermänniska

DK,

Aboslutely fabulous, dahling.

And the RC is so up my street. Now, you'll have to forgive me, but I simply couldn't resist identifying those tunes....

We Didn't Start The Fire - Billy Joel
Let's Go - Wang Chung
Whatta Man - Salt'n'Pepa
Light My Fire - The Doors
Hot Stuff - Donna Summer
Come On Over - Christina Agiulera
Mr Big Stuff - Jean Knight
What's Goin On - Marvin Gaye
Help! - Beatles
Help Me - Joni Mitchell
I'm On Fire - Bruce Springsteen
Get Back - Status Quo
Honky Cat - Elton John
Nasty - Janet Jackson
Don't Stand So Close To Me - Police
Animal/Pour Some Sugar On Me/Armageddon It/Photograph - Def Leppard
I Gotcha - Joe Tex
Ooops I Did it Again - Britney Spears
You Make Me Feel Like Dancing - Leo Sayer
I Love Rock'n'Roll - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
Let's Dance - David Bowie or Chris Rea
Let's Go Crazy - Prince & The Revolution
You Might Think - The Cars
I Can't Dance - Genesis
Don't Tell Me - Madonna
Dance This Mess Around - B52's
Dancin' Machine - Jackson 5
Great Balls Of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis
Wish(ing) You Were Here - Chicago
Like A Hurricane - Neil Young
Here Comes The Rain Again - Eurythmics
Tell Me Something Good - ELO
Tell Me Why - Neil Young (again!!!)
Brown Shoes Don't Make It - Mothers Of Invention
You Oughta Know - Alanis Morissette
Jealous Guy - Roxy Music
I'm Too Sexy - Right Said Fred
Dream On - Nazareth
Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman - Bryan Adams
Liar - Three Dog Night
Do You Really Want To Hurt Me - Culture Club

I don't know a Rainy Day Woman although there is Rainy Day Man by James Taylor

These are the ones I know.

As for the rest...........

"Everybody Dance Now"
"You Can't Do It Right"
"Tempted"
"Well, alright, I'll Try"
"I'm A Loser"
"I Can Dance
"Let Me Help You"
"Let's Get This Party Started"
"Oh, No, Not Again!"
"I'm Happy Just To Dance With You"
"What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry?"
"Miss You"
"You're The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me"
"I Was So Wrong"
"Who'll Stop The Rain?"
"I'm Drowning"
"Can't You See"
"I'm A Hot Guy"
"Who's Been Talkin"
"Feel The Pain"
"I Will Not Be Denied"
"It's All Over Now"

I need enlightening. I simply must know! Tell me now, or else I'll never be able to sleep tonight! You cannot do this to me!!!

Now excuse me while I go hum a tune in the shower.

¬GG¬
*who wants to play "know your song/lyrics" in the bar with DK sometime*

LAST EDITED ON 08-29-01 AT 06:16 PM (EST)

GG ... not knowing your Beatles and Stones ... is that why you had to move to our shores?

I don't want to take away someone else's fun of posting the other titles, but I will say that "Tempted", by the English group Squeeze and sung wonderfully by Paul Carrack, comes from one of my favorite pop albums - - "East Side Story". Most of the time, Squeeze was too focused on being clever to make good music, but on this rare occasion, everything clicked. BTW, Elvis Costello co-produced this song with Roger Bechirian (who engineered Elvis' albums).

Edited to add that "Rainy Day Women #12 and 35", with its recurring chorus line of "Everybody Must Get Stoned", was a huge hit for Bob Dylan in the '60s, right after he "went electric."

>GG ... not knowing your Beatles
>and Stones ... is that
>why you had to move
>to our shores?

<click> I have been shamed by our non-dictorial dictator! Am I allowed to retort that the Stones and the Beatles had so many, many, many, songs. Sometimes, the memory blurs...... Besides, everyone knows that THE quintessential British band was Queen. From the 80s I submit The Style Council--I still have a lot of time for Paul Wella as a solo artist--and The Cure. For a long time I also revered Peter Frampton (including Humble Pie and The Herd).

It's funny that you should mention Squeeze, though, AyaK. Rumor has it that the they disbanded because there was too much "clashing of creative egos." Incidentally, Jools Holland has been hosting, for a few years now, a seasonal program on the BBC much like MTV's Unplugged. Later With Jools Holland is a terrific jamming session that typically has 3-4 acts each episode, most of whom you might categorize as off-mainstream. He usally joins in as a guest musician to perform one of the artist's numbers. It is probably a superficial observation, but, despite his obvious flair, he rather lets himself down with a blatant portrayal of musical superiority. One suspects that those who appear on his show must pass some self-assigned talent quotient for approval.

Nonetheless, it is a terrific show; one of the best sessions involved Prefab Sprout, The Dream Academy, The Beautiful South and The Cocteau Twins. As an interesting sidenote for the latter, Liz Frasier's voice has actually become more coherent over the years; you can actually make out some of the lyrics now.

DK, thanks for the list!! As for the Rainy Day Woman #12 and 35 joke, I plead complete ignorance when it comes to Bob Dylan. You may be aware that I dislike his brand of music immensely. I've always found him to be excessively grating. I guess you could call me a Dylan heretic!

And, oh, before I stand accused of hijacking this thresd, I will say it again: a marvelous episode that demands more than just a single post of appreciation.

¬GG¬
*who could talk music all day amongst friends and frequently has.*

I will try to help with some:

Everybody Dance Now - C & C Music Factory
Who'll Stop the Rain - CCR
Im a Loser - Beck
Let's Get This Party Started - KORN
What Can I Say After I'm Sorry - Frank Sinatra
You Can't Do It Right - Deep Purple
Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me - Gladys Night & the Pips
It's All Over Now - Bob Dylan

There are probably multiple artists that sang these, but that is what I could come up with in a short period of time. Besides, I have to leave work now and head home to have more fun.

It's easier to believe in this sweet madness...this glorious sadness that brings me to my knees

Kitty got kicked out of the game????
DON'T get me started! DON'T EVEN get me started!
(Funny summary Kitty!)

*prepares a hammock for Kitty, snaps his fingers in the air and one monkey butler arrives with a pineapple daquirri and another arrives with a palm frond fan and slowly fans Kitty*

Sorry Kitty! Unfortunately, upon the news that they were going to be sent away a few weeks early, the castoffs had a bit of a riot last night. They trashed the 13th floor of the Monkey Hilton where you would be staying. We're cleaning it up as quickly as possible. Thank you for your patience.

Very nice, GG! Thanks for writing out the whole list, sweetie! Some titles could be more than one song, or more than one artist has done the same song - here's who I was thinking of for some of your choices (not that yours are wrong):

>Let's Go - Wang Chung
The Cars

>Come On Over - Christina Agiulera
Also Shania Twain

>Help Me - Joni Mitchell
Joan Osborne

>Get Back - Status Quo
The Beatles - hello!!

>Wish(ing) You Were Here - Chicago
Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd. Adding the (ing) would have been a DQ!

>Tell Me Something Good - ELO
Rufus & Chaka Khan

>Jealous Guy - Roxy Music
John Lennon (Roxy Music covered it)

>Dream On - Nazareth
Aerosmith

>I don't know a Rainy Day
>Woman although there is Rainy
>Day Man by James Taylor

Well, now, then you missed the whole joke there! Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 is the Dylan song with "Everybody must get stoned" as the main lyrics that everyone knows.

And the ones you wanted identified - again, some have other artists that could be attached:

>"Everybody Dance Now"
C&C Music Factory

>"You Can't Do It Right"
Deep Purple

>"Tempted"
Squeeze

>"Well, alright,
Blind Faith OR Santana (actually, I just realized I think it should be spelled "Well all right". Doh!

I'll Try"
Conway Twitty

>"I'm A Loser"
The Beatles

>"I Can Dance"
Holy Zoo

>"Let Me Help You"
Al Green

>"Let's Get This Party Started"
Korn

>"Oh, No, Not Again!"
Marky Ramone and the Intruders

>"I'm Happy Just To Dance With
>You"
The Beatles

>"What Can I Say After I
>Say I'm Sorry?"
Nat King Cole OR Ella Fitzgerald

>"Miss You"
Rolling Stones

>"You're The Best Thing That Ever
>Happened To Me"
Dionne Warwick

>"I Was So Wrong"
Jimmy Reed

>"Who'll Stop The Rain?"
Credence Clearwater Revival

>"I'm Drowning"
Flamin Groovies

>"Can't You See"
Marshall Tucker Band

>"I'm A Hot Guy"
It's "I'm a Hot BOY" - by The Hot Boys! Yes, I did have it as "Boy" in the summary nyah nyah

>"Who's Been Talkin"
Robert Cray

>"Feel The Pain"
The Damned

>"I Will Not Be Denied"
Bonnie Raitt

>"It's All Over Now"
Rolling Stones
>
>I need enlightening. I simply must
>know! Tell me now, or
>else I'll never be able
>to sleep tonight! You cannot
>do this to me!!!

***There, there, honey...who loves you?
>
>¬GG¬
>*who wants to play "know your
>song/lyrics" in the bar with
>DK sometime*

***You're on!!

dangerkitty

Dangit!!! I knew some of those too.

Also in the 70's Olivia Newton John also recorded a song called Come On Over, not sure if it the same one or not ( but now it is running through my head)

One of the things I most enjoyed in the game was putting together two titles to make lyrics from the song -- one of those tightrope-walking acts. For example: "Get Back, Honky Cat" -- which has two different titles but also is the lyric from the song "Honky Cat"!

Excellent summary! I know that you must have written this very quickly and yet it looks like something you spent months on. You have a great gift for writing. And yes, of course, I loved MY cameo's, but who doesn't ? Great job DK!

Kismet

LAST EDITED ON 08-30-01 AT 06:27 PM (EST)

DK!! What came over me? Why did I vote for you? It must have been a post-hypnotic suggestion planted in my mind by my "special overnight guest".
But Colby's mom??? Why??? Why did you do this to me??
Please refer to my app for who was supposed to be my congugal visitor!

Another great episode, you've done yourself proud DK!

Now that it's the final 3... if the IC has anything to do with keeping your hand on a post, be assured, I will NOT let go like my hero did to let Kelly go against Rich!

"Them people had to be pretty dumb to put their camp in a riverbed." - Rudy Boesch

DK...what a great episode! The effort you put into it obviously shows and very impressive to be able to throw together all these song titles into a coherent story on such short notice without making it sound "thrown together".

Some favourites:

The Wayne's World reference and the Asphinctersayswhat? and Exactly stuff was too funny.

AP's I know every song title of every song ever written, so don't think you'll slip anything by me. Got it? Very true as we all know from these boards...

The GT and Dalton visit... and misto's POOF!

Jizzy's Wooooo! Uuuhhhhhh... and all of the commercials were great

The Gang visit -- I would have thought this would come across as too predictable but you made it work and came out funny...

All in all, a great writing job! Also a classy act to write yourself out, too.

Yeah, and monkeys might fly out of my butt. DK... you have no idea what's in store for you on Monkeyboy Island!

"Permit me to introduce myself. I am Pepe Le Pew, your lover."